Taylor Swift – I Can Do It With A Broken Heart Chords

Taylor Swift – I Can Do It With A Broken Heart Chords

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[Intro]
 C
 (he, he, he, he,
 he, he)

[Verse 1]
C                 F
 I can read your mind
C
 "She's having the time
       F
 of her life
C
 There in her
glittering prime
      F
 The lights refract sequin

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 stars off her silhouette
        C
every night"
               F
 I can show you lies
 (one, two, tree, four)

[Pre-Chorus]
Am
 'Cause I'm a real
tough kid.
                  F
 I can handle my shit
 They said, "Babe,
you gotta
 fake it till
 you make it",
        C
and I did

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 "Lights, camera, bitch,
 smile, even when you
wanna die."
                      G
 He said he'd love me all
      Am
 his life, but that life
 was too short
 Breaking down,
           F
 I hit the floor
 All the pieces of me
 shattered as the crowd
               C
was chanting "More!"
 I was grinning like
 I'm winning, I was
           G
 hitting my marks
              G
 'Cause I can do it
               C
with a broken heart
(one,  two,  three,  four)

[Post-Chorus]
                    F
 I'm so depressed I act
               G              C
like it's my birthday every day
                      F
 I'm so obsessed with him,
                 G        C
 but he avoids me like a plague
                  F
 I cry a lot, but I am
          G             C
 so productive; it's an art

 You know you're good when
  F
you can even do it
    G                C
  with a broken heart

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[Verse 2]
C              F
 I can hold my breath
C
 I've been doing it
        F
 since he left
C
 I keep finding his
things in drawers
         F
 Crucial evidence;
I didn't imagine the
             C
whole thing I'm sure
                F
 I can pass this test
 (one, two, three, four)

[Pre-Chorus]
Am
 'Cause I'm a real tough
                      F
 kid. I can handle my shit

 They said, "Babe,
 you gotta fake it till
                      C
you make it", and I did
 Lights, camera, bitch,
 smile, in stilettos
      G
for miles

 He said he'd love me
        Am
for all time, but that
time was quite short
 Breaking down,
           F
 I hit the floor

 All the pieces of me
shattered as the crowd
                C
was chanting "More!"
 I was grinning like
I'm winning, I was
              G
hitting my marks
              G
 'Cause I can do it
               C
 with a broken heart
(one, two, three, four)

[Post-Chorus]
                    F
 I'm so depressed I act
              G
 like it's my birthday
       C
every day
                      F
 I'm so obsessed with him,
                 G
but he avoids me like
     C
a plague
                  F
 I cry a lot, but I am
          G             C
so productive; it's an art

 You know you're good
      F
when you can even do it
   G                C
  with a broken heart

[Outro]

 You know you're good
      F
when you can even do it
   G                C
     with a broken heart
                 F     G
 You know you're good
             Gm
 You're good
Am
 'Cause I'm miserable
     F                   G
 And no one even knows!
                       G
 Try and come for my job

How to play I Can Do It With A Broken Heart: key, chords and progression

These are I Can Do It With A Broken Heart chords by Taylor Swift on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

I Can Do It With A Broken Heart by Taylor Swift is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 5 chords: C, F, Am, G and Gm.

Listen for G – C – F – G (V – I – IV – V in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – doh – fah – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D, Dm (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D

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I Can Do It With A Broken Heart chords: questions

What key is I Can Do It With A Broken Heart in?

I Can Do It With A Broken Heart by Taylor Swift is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in I Can Do It With A Broken Heart?

I Can Do It With A Broken Heart uses 5 chords: C, F, Am, G, Gm.

What is the chord progression of I Can Do It With A Broken Heart?

The main progression is G – C – F – G (V – I – IV – V).

Is I Can Do It With A Broken Heart easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D, Dm (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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